The Sauber Academy – formerly known as the Sauber Junior Team – is an initiative by Sauber Motorsport to help nurture talent from karts through the feeder series ladder to promote them to their Formula One team.[1]
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| Founded | Sauber Junior Team (2019) Sauber Academy (2020) |
|---|---|
| Base | Hinwil, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland |
| Team principal(s) | Frédéric Vasseur (Director) |
| Current drivers | Super Formula Théo PourchaireFIA Formula 2  Zane MaloneyFR European Championship  Léna BühlerF1 Academy  Carrie SchreinerKarting  Miguel Costa Taym Saleh |
| Website | https://www.sauber-group.com/academy?d=Corporate |
In November 2018, Sauber entered a partnership with Czech team Charouz Racing System to form the Sauber Junior Team, followed by the creation of a karting team in March 2019.[2][3] After 2019 Sauber parted ways with Charouz and rebranded the programme as the Sauber Academy.[4][5] Sauber's Karting Team, aligned with Kart Republic, also entails various drivers.
Current drivers edit
| Driver | Years | Current series | Titles as Sauber Academy member |
|---|---|---|---|
| Théo Pourchaire[6]
|
2019– | Super Formula Championship | ADAC Formula 4 FIA Formula 2 |
| Léna Bühler[7]
|
2023– | Formula Regional European Championship | none as Sauber Academy member |
| Taym Saleh[8]
|
2023– | Karting (OK) | none as Sauber Academy member |
| Carrie Schreiner[9]
|
2024– | Formula 4 UAE Championship Formula Winter Series F1 Academy |
none as Sauber Academy member |
| Zane Maloney[10]
|
2024– | FIA Formula 2 Championship | none as Sauber Academy member |
| Driver | Years | Titles as Sauber Karting Team member |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel Costa[11]
|
2020– | none as Sauber Karting Team member |
Former drivers edit
| Driver | Years | Series that driver competed as Sauber Affiliate |
|---|---|---|
| Simona de Silvestro[22]
|
2014 | None |
Notes edit
- ^ In 2019 Ilott was part of both the Sauber Junior Team and the Ferrari Driver Academy.
References edit
- ^ "Théo Pourchaire and Roberto Faria fly the flag for Sauber Academy". 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Sauber establish junior team with Charouz Racing System". 15 November 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Mitchell, Scott (29 March 2019). "Sauber launches kart team with ex-Rosberg/Hamilton boss". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (24 June 2020). "Sauber relaunches its F1 junior programme with four drivers". FormulaScout. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (29 January 2020). "Karters Harry Thompson and Miguel Costa become Sauber juniors". FormulaScout. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (24 June 2020). "Sauber relaunches its F1 junior programme with four drivers". FormulaScout. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Raising the champions of the future: Sauber Academy announces 2023 line-up". Sauber. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (29 January 2023). "Sauber's new junior one of many talking points at WSK Champions Cup". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Schreiner to represent Sauber Academy in F1 Academy for 2024". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Zane Maloney joins Sauber Academy and Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber as Reserve Driver". Formula 2. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Karters Harry Thompson and Miguel Costa become Sauber juniors". 29 January 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Wood, Ida (26 October 2021). "Patterson reunites with Monolite for second FREC appearance at Monza". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Comeback to greater things: Juan Manuel Correa joins Sauber Academy". Sauber Group. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Karters Harry Thompson and Miguel Costa become Sauber juniors". 29 January 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Scout, Formula (22 July 2021). "Five young drivers Alfa Romeo should support in its Stellantis era". Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Sauber junior Emmo Fittipaldi to make car racing debut in Danish F4". 18 March 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Tiziano Monza - Mini Driver". 24 June 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "New F1 juniors join grid for 2021 karting season opener in Italy". 16 February 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Sauber's karting team welcomes Maciej Gladysz and Gustaw Wisniewski". 2 February 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "David Zachary joins the Sauber Karting Team". 7 December 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Allen, Peter (16 March 2022). "Roberto Faria joins Theo Pourchaire in Sauber Academy". Formula Scout. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Sauber hire IndyCar driver Simona de Silvestro to prepare her for F1". The Guardian. 14 February 2014.